The Israeli Defense Minister pledged to prevent Assist Environmental activist Greta Thonberg, Actor “Game of Thrones” Liam Knnesham and other activists from reaching Gaza Strip.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Israel would not allow anyone to break the maritime blockade in the Palestinian territories, which he said aimed at preventing Hamas from importing weapons.
“The Israeli Defense Army has ordered the disposal so that the” Madeleine “fleet does not reach Gaza. I will say this clearly: you must arrive in Gaza,” Katz said in a statement from his office.
He added: “Israel will work on any attempt to break the siege or assist terrorist organizations – at sea, in the air and land.”
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Thunberg and Cunningham are among the 12 activists on the MADLEEN, which is run by the FRIOTILLA coalition, on his way to Gaza. The coalition says they are a popular movement that ends the Gaza blockade in Israel.
Sicily left last Sunday, and the group said it intends to reach the territorial waters of Gaza early Sunday.
Sunday, in a Social media publication, The coalition accused Israel of encouraging their contacts as they approached about 160 nautical miles from Gaza.
“Help us breaking the siege,” said the post.
Rima Hassan, the French member of the European Parliament of Palestinian origin, is among the others on the plane. It was prevented from entering Israel because of its opposition to Israeli policies towards the Palestinians.
And I wrote in “a” X post Sunday. “When we are no longer able to communicate with you, I rely on you to continue mobilization that was of great value to us throughout this trip.”
After a full three -month siege aimed at pressuring Hamas, Israel began to allow some basic aid in Gaza last month, but human workers warned against starvation unless the siege and the end of the war.
An attempt last month failed by Freen Flotilla to reach Gaza by sea after the vessels of the other group were attacked by the drone pilot while sailing in international waters off Malta. The group blamed Israel for the attack, which damaged the front part of the ship. Israel did not comment on the attack.
The Palestinians say 12 dead by Israeli fire near the auxiliary sites
The Palestinian Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas and the witnesses, says at least 12 people were killed, and others were wounded by Israeli fire while they were heading about two points to distribute first aid in the Gaza Strip run by the Israeli Humanitarian Group supported by the United States. The Israeli army said it had launched warnings on the people who approached its forces.
The Palestinian witnesses in the southern city of Khan Yunis said that the Israeli forces fired them at a roundabout exceeding about a kilometer (half a mile) from a site run by GHF in the nearby city of Rafah.
The Israeli army said it launched warnings on people who said they were advancing towards its forces and ignoring warnings to move away. He said that the shooting occurred in an area in southern Gaza is an active fighting area at night.
A GHF spokesman said that there was no violence in or around the distribution sites, all of which were provided on Sunday. The group was Close them temporarily Last week to discuss safety measures with the Israeli army and warned people not to stay on the specific access ways. The spokesperson spoke on the condition that his identity is not disclosed in line with the regulations.
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The centers are established within the Israeli military areas – where independent media are not access to GHF, and a new group of American contractors mainly. Israel wants to replace a coordinated system by the United Nations and international relief groups.
Israel and the United States accuse the Hamas armed group of theft, while the United Nations denies that there is no systematic transformation. The United Nations says that the new system is unable to meet the installation needs and allows Israel to use aid as a weapon by identifying who can receive it and force people to move to the place of relief sites.
Israeli officials said that they will continue the maritime blockade until all the hostages are returned and Hamas is defeated or disarmed and sent to exile.
Hamas said it would only launch the hostile hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Talks by the United States, Egypt and Qatar were blocked for several months.
The enthusiasm of the war began with its massive attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took 251 people hostage. Fifty five of them are still detained, with less than half believed to be alive. The rest was issued in the ceasefire agreements or other deals.
Israel has regained dozens of bodies, including three in Last daysAnd eight living hostages were saved throughout the war.
Israel’s military campaign has killed more than 54,000 Palestinians, according to the Ministry of Health in Hamas, Gaza. She said that women and children are offering most of the dead, but he does not say the number of civilians or fighters who were killed. Israel says it has killed more than 20,000 fighters, without providing evidence.
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